02/10/2026
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Mahatma Gandhiโs journey began on ๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐จ๐๐๐ซ ๐๐๐๐ in Porbandar, Gujarat. But the man who would later become one of the most recognised faces of Indiaโs freedom movement did not begin his life as a political leader.
After studying law in London, Gandhi travelled to South Africa in 1893. There, experiences of racial discrimination changed the direction of his life. In 1906, the foundations of what became known as Satyagraha began taking shape โ resistance built around truth, courage and non-violence.
When Gandhi returned to India, his philosophy slowly became part of a much larger national movement. From the Non-Cooperation Movement to the historic Salt ๐๐๐ซ๐๐ก ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฆ๐๐ง๐ญ ๐จ๐ ๐๐๐๐, he repeatedly called for mass participation through non-violent resistance.
One lesser-known detail: during the Salt March, Gandhi, then around 60 years old, walked roughly 385 km from Sabarmati to Dandi, accompanied at the start by about 80 marchers.
He also edited journals including Young India and Navjivan, using writing as another way to communicate his ideas to the public.
India became independent on ๐๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐๐๐๐, but Gandhi spent much of that period appealing for peace amid communal violence. On 30 January 1948, his life came to an end, but the ideas associated with his work continued far beyond India.
This Gandhi Jayanti, we remember not only a historical figure, but a journey that showed how resistance could be built through truth, discipline and non-violence.
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